Both UFC light heavyweight champion
Daniel Cormier and heavyweight champion
Stipe Miocic retained their championships at UFC 220, and UFC president
Dana White brought up the idea of them facing each other next.
However, Cormier has talked about not being interested in fighting at heavyweight again due to how much size he would be giving up to almost everyone in the division.
”People have talked about that for a really long time,” Cormier said Saturday night at UFC 220’s post-fight press conference. “I did 13 fights at heavyweight and I hate cutting weight, as you guys all know. I’m the only guy who gets a rousing ovation every time he steps on the scale to make weight.”
With his second-round stoppage of
Volkan Oezdemir, Cormier made it known that he’s not keen on facing Miocic for the original reason he moved to light heavyweight to begin with.
”I haven’t really thought about it,” Cormier said. “It’s hard for me now because Cain is in the gym more. Cain is in the gym getting back prepared to do what he does best. I draw so much from him. Cain had a baby about a month ago and he’s here with me now. I didn’t know if he was coming to the fight. I didn’t bother to ask him if he was coming to the fight because I didn’t know if it was possible because of the new baby. Cormier also believes that Miocic vs. Velasquez will eventually be the biggest heavyweight fight in UFC history.
”It’s he (Miocic) and Cain, and then everybody else,” Cormier said. “The biggest heavyweight fight we’ll ever have is when those two fight each other. I’ll never say he’s better than Cain Velasquez, but he’s good. He’s just as good. They’re even.”